Smartwatch Monitors Blood Pressure and More [video]

by Bruce Brown | June 6, 2018 | General News, Health

It can be difficult to accept some of the claims as fitness and activity trackers morph into multifunction biometric-tracking smartwatches that promise to be all things to all users. While the smartwatches intrigue potential buyers, their doctors may not be interested...

Football Helmet Monitors Impacts [video]

by Bruce Brown | June 5, 2018 | General News, Health

Concussions and other traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) accounted for 6.5% of reported sports and recreation-related injuries in a nine-year longitudinal study published in 2011 by the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC). Among males ages 10-19, football...

In-Mouth Wireless Sensor Detects Sodium

by Bruce Brown | June 4, 2018 | General News, Health

Hypertension, aka high blood pressure, is an increasingly common condition affecting one of two U.S. adults — often without symptoms — according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Hypertension increases the risk for heart disease and stroke, two of...

Validated Data Needed to Back Sleep Device Claims

by Bruce Brown | May 30, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical

So how’s your sleep health? That increasingly common question stems from rising awareness of the extent of sleep disorders. This contributes to the development and marketing of new sleep improvement wearables says the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)....

Fitbit Shifts Features to Health [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 28, 2018 | General News, Health

First generation fitness and activity trackers were snapped up and strapped on by runners, athletes, and weight-conscious people seeking to document their activity. We predicted that, as the technology evolved, fitness wearables manufacturers such as Fitbit would...

Digital Therapies Tackle Comorbidity

by Alfred Poor | May 28, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical

Medicine is one of the sciences, and science is based on facts and research. The Scientific Method is design to test hypotheses in a way that produces useful insights into the cause and effect of various conditions. (And it also produces more questions than answers in...